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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$42B
AUM Growth
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow %
2.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 13.35%
3 Miscellaneous 10.33%
4 Industrials 9.93%
5 Healthcare 9.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CLF icon
2301
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$7.01B
$227K ﹤0.01%
+31,445
New +$209K
EMCI
2302
DELISTED
EMC INS Group Inc
EMCI
$225K ﹤0.01%
+7,854
New +$231K
AER icon
2303
AerCap
AER
$22.6B
$224K ﹤0.01%
4,253
-6,613
-61% -$344K
FORR icon
2304
Forrester Research
FORR
$232M
$224K ﹤0.01%
5,064
+37
+0.7% +$1.66K
RICK icon
2305
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$222M
$224K ﹤0.01%
+8,004
New +$230K
BLMT
2306
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
$224K ﹤0.01%
7,653
-11,448
-60% -$348K
CNTY icon
2307
Century Casinos
CNTY
$33.2M
$221K ﹤0.01%
24,168
+5,998
+33% +$52.2K
GIC icon
2308
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.52B
$221K ﹤0.01%
+6,654
New +$196K
RM icon
2309
Regional Management Corp
RM
$305M
$221K ﹤0.01%
+8,396
New +$205K
ALTO icon
2310
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$319M
$219K ﹤0.01%
48,123
+4,180
+10% +$19.8K
ORBC
2311
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$219K ﹤0.01%
+21,474
New +$227K
CIG icon
2312
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.41B
$218K ﹤0.01%
208,029
+55,528
+36% +$63.1K
FOR icon
2313
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.38B
$218K ﹤0.01%
9,913
-24,576
-71% -$478K
ZVO
2314
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$217K ﹤0.01%
26,117
+10,087
+63% +$93.4K
DEA
2315
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.15B
$214K ﹤0.01%
4,011
-42
-1% -$2.19K
RC
2316
Ready Capital
RC
$282M
$213K ﹤0.01%
14,034
+1,649
+13% +$25.9K
HCI icon
2317
HCI Group
HCI
$2.31B
$212K ﹤0.01%
7,093
+703
+11% +$23.4K
MASI
2318
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$211K ﹤0.01%
2,483
-20,422
-89% -$1.77M
ALNT icon
2319
Allient
ALNT
$1.63B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+9,392
New +$191K
SBSW icon
2320
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$9.13B
$204K ﹤0.01%
41,931
-16,591
-28% -$80.6K
PTVCB
2321
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$202K ﹤0.01%
+8,445
New +$197K
GLNG icon
2322
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.25B
$201K ﹤0.01%
+6,750
New +$162K
VYX icon
2323
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.17B
$201K ﹤0.01%
9,640
-74,621
-89% -$1.51M
CLCT
2324
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$201K ﹤0.01%
+7,027
New +$188K
HDSN
2325
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$225M
$199K ﹤0.01%
32,739
+4,190
+15% +$25.5K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,548 positions worth $42B, up 8.1% from $38.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 163 new, 1,305 increased, 905 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M. The largest sale was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $486M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cadence Design Systems in Q4 2017, an estimated $91.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was People Inc, cutting an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $486M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 163 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 8 Feb 2018.